A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Developed

A nurse is caring for a patient who has developed MODS (multiorgan dysfunction syndrome) resulting from septic shock.The patient is ventilator dependent and on vasopressors to maintain a Doppler-measured blood pressure of 80 mm Hg.The family is resistant to permit terminal weaning.The best action by the nurse is to:

A) Insist that the family disconnect the patient from the ventilator.
B) Ask the family to meet with the hospital's ethics committee.
C) Seek a family member who does agree and have them sign the consent form.
D) Arrange for the vasopressors to be turned off when the family is not present.

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